Nikola creator takes legal action against Utah business person for character assassination over tweets about ladies

Nikola creator Trevor Milton has actually taken legal action against a Utah business person for character assassination, implicating him of a “malicious campaign to harass” and reject the billionaire by openly implicating him over Twitter of sexually abusing ladies, according to the suit submitted today.

David Bateman, creator and CEO of software application business Entrata, began tweeting about Milton in late September, publishing screenshots of discussions he apparently had with ladies who stated Milton attempted to sexually attack them or propositioned them for sex with other guys. In some cases, Bateman published screenshots from ladies of discussions they had with Milton. One revealed Milton apparently using to pay a female $2,000 to “hook up” with a man in Las Vegas if he might choose the guy. 

The nine-page suit submitted Monday in Utah federal court states Bateman “engaged in a malicious campaign to harass and defame Mr. Milton, using Bateman’s Twitter account to publish a series of false accusations against Plaintiff.”

Milton’s suit does not challenge the credibility of a minimum of a few of the screenshots Bateman tweeted. It states that Bateman released “private information” however it existed “in a misleading light.” 

“Bateman has stooped to the level of approaching women Plaintiff had known earlier in his life, prior to his marriage, and asking them to send screenshots of their private texts with Plaintiff,” the suit states. “Bateman then published excerpts of those texts on Twitter and other online platforms in an effort to present Plaintiff in a misleading and unflattering manner.”

It likewise states that Bateman insinuated, “outrageously,” that Milton tried to traffic ladies.

The suit was submitted 2 weeks after Milton resigned as executive chairman of Nikola in the middle of scams claims by a brief selling company and days after Bateman began tweeting about the screenshots.

Since then, 2 ladies have actually submitted sexual assault problems with Utah authorities versus Milton. Both claims were more than 15 years of ages however independently included Milton’s cousin and a workplace assistant. Both events apparently happened when the ladies were 15 years of ages.

Through a representative, Milton “strongly denied” the allegations of the ladies.

Bateman stated he prepares to eliminate the suit, stating whatever he published was precise.

“It’s obviously true, the things that I sent. He’s confirmed it. I will continue protecting these women and he’s not going to intimidate me,” Bateman stated in an interview. 

An ask for remark from Milton’s attorneys wasn’t instantly returned. 

Read the complete grievance here: